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Report Card For Schools Lack of discipline, too little emphasis on basics, unconcerned teachers and administrators; these are among the problems and changes area parents noted in the schools their children attend during a random survey con ducted by this newspaper \Kids just seem to get away with murder these days,\ commented Alice Dixon, 212 Desilva Rd , Minoa Many parents whose children attend schools in Jamesville-DeWitt, Fayetteville-Manhus and East Syracuse-Minoa expressed similar complaints. \The teachers and principals don't have enough authority,\ commented a man who lives in the Jamesville- DeWitt school district Another JI) resident agreed \When the teacher spoke to us, we shook It isn't the same today,\ she said Some parents also felt that other problems in the schools resulted from the discipline problem Michael Schaedle, 1 I 1 Warwick Rd DeWitt named \no discipline and drugs as the problems that most concerned him in the JI) schools his children attend \The two go together Where you've got one. you've got the other.\ he replied Another DeWitt father felt that \morals\ as well as discipline are lac king in JD schools while Mrs. George Mosey of Fayetteville cited \alcohol and discipline\ as problems at FM schools. Nancy Moore of DeWitt called schools in JD \too permissive.\ A Manlius mother agreed with this and added, \kids don't take school seriously.\ John Farnsworth of DeWitt summed up his feelings about school problems by saving, \There's so much emphasis on creating a pleasant environment that discipline suffers and so does lear ning,\ he replied thoughtfully. \I question whether they're learning to study,\ said an FM mother. \When my daughter went to college she had to take a course in how to study,\ she added One East Syracuse man felt that course discipline\ was as much of a problem in ESM schools as is behavioral discipline \There are too many fun courses and not enough basic requirements,\ he said \It would be nice if all schools would get back to basics,\ said a JI) mother \There are too many extras and people are graduating who don't know how to read or write properly \ This concern with \getting hack to basics\ was felt by many parents who believe they are not getting their money's worth out of their school systems. \None of my children have adequate skills in math, reading or handwriting,\ complained Mrs. Arthur St. Laurent, 240 S. Main St., Minoa. \These days kids can't add a column of figures or multiply without a calculator. The basics are definitely neglected.\ \Children come out of school sadly lacking in grammar and spelling,\ said Mrs. Frank J. Morris, 143 Robbins I>an, DeWitt, who is in the J D school district \Schools have improved since they offer more subjects but some basic- skills are being neglected \ \My son still prints in the eleventh grade,\ sighed an East Syracuse mother \Teachers don't emphasi/e handwriting skills enough \ A woman in the FM district criticized the district for its \lack of direction They've lost sight of what they're there for,\ she said The school appeals to tin college- bound student but ha.s little to offer the average student or potential drop out The teaching is dull and there is little demand placed on the student the woman continued How They Rate cr A> Our School Report Card The results of the random 1 survey, calculated in percentage* follows: Reporters asked: How would yc rate your school system? O rf A B C I) Fail FM bb 30 10 - 10 ESM 35 40 5 10 10 JD 33 33 33 - J \Some teachers don't understand their pupils,\ added one East Syracuse man who gave the ESM school system an \F\ grade \They're not equipped to deal with the student who isn't the bright student The kids are the ones who end up suffering for it \Teachers are a big problem, said one DeWitt woman I've noticed a definite lack of concern on the part teachers through the vears \I think finding reliable capable teac hers who know how to teac h is the biggest problem in sc hools toda\ '('ontinued on I'.igt U DeWitt Studies New Idea For Garbage Disposal Six officials in the Town of DeWitt travelled to the en virons of New York City recen tly, but they were not beckoned there by the lights on Broadway Instead, George Ducar, town supervisor, highway superintendent Ted Marsh; councilmen Newton Van Deusen and Mary Cargian, Ken Taylor of DeWitt's Solid Waste Commission, and Gar field Casciano, building inspector and zoning en forcement officer, spent their time visiting a solid waste compacting plant in Smithtown, L.I \If you can imagine a trip to a solid waste plant being en joyable. it was,\ reported Mrs Cargian The system, called Menmax, was designed by Joseph Menafra, Jr According to Mrs Cargian, the system separates salvageable material such as metal and glass, then com pacts the rest into cubes with three feet dimensions \The cubes are water and ox ygen free because that takes u p room and attracts seagulls, flies and rats,\ Mrs Cargian explained The system is located in a specially constructed building into which garbage is dumped by private companies and m- dividuals along with municipal public works crews, according to Mrs Cargian \The reason I went is because after all the confusion we've had with the county legislators and the problems we've had with the operation here, I wanted to see someth ing that worked,\ said Mr. Van Deusen, who is also head of the solid waste commission \It would take some study to know if it would be feasible here. We're starting to look around and see if we can find a system for ourselves,\ he added Mr VanDeusen called the trip \educational It's a pleasure to see something done with rubbish other than just putting it in a landfill as we do,\ he commented. Fewer Pupils Hit The Books FayetteviUe Police Chief Micheel L. becmento, left, wat- chea as happy eix-yeer-old Gin* Calooero, 5008 FayettevMle-Menliua Rd. Fayetteville, receive* the 10- speed bicycle aha won at the FayetteviUe. Bicycle Safety Clinic end Rodeo from Rtdhard McCoy, aaaartant manager of Seer*, Roebuok, end Co. FevettevftWMaH The bike wes donated by King. A 5 8 percent decline in school population is an ticipated by local school of ficials as the doors swing open this week on the 1979-80 ses sion. A 3.5 percent decline is anticipated state-wide Enrollment at Fayetteville- Manlius is expected to be down 210 pupils to about 4,130 At East Syracuse-Minoa the total enrollment is estimated at 4,850, down 240 pupils from last year. At Jamesville- DeWitt, a decline of 215 is ex pected to bring the school dis trict total to 3,290 pupds. \People aren't having the number of children they had in past years,\ commented Dr Donald Parker, director of special projects and com munity relations at ESM \It's partly due to changing social values, I think, and partly ex onomic Children are expen sive to raise With more women working, they feel they don't have time for large families.\ he said While enrollment is drop ping in the elementary grades, most high schools are not feel ing the impact of the decline yet. ESM high school is still over crowded with no decline an ticipated, said Dr Parker ESM This year, ESM reorganized the grades, along with closing both the Park Hill Elementary and Minoa Ninth grade buildings Woodland Elementar\ School will house 425 children in grades K through three Last year. Woodland was a K through five school with an en rollment of 439 Heman Street Elementary has also been changed to K through three from K through five. Last year's enrollment was 294. Projected enrollment for this year is 332. Fremont Elementary School has been converted from K through five to four through six. Enrollment will be 409. Leat year it wu 336. Minoa Elementary School baa been converted from K through five to K through six. Enrollment will be 657, com pared with 585 last year East Syracuse Middle School, which had an en rollment of 307 last year, will be Kinne Street Elementary with an expected enrollment of 344 students in grades four through six. Pine Grove will have 1,1 78 students in grades seven through nine I>ast year, H76 students in grades six through eighj. attended the school At ESM High, with students in grades 10 through 12, there is an enrollment of 1,447. up from 1,441 last year FM A total of 4,128 students will return to classes in the FM dis tnct this year, down from 4,3,49 last year. High school enrollment ha.s dropped by 87 students from 1.648 last year to 1,561 this vear Eagle Hill Middle School has a projected enrollment of 656, compared with 671 last vear Wellwood Middle School dropped from 674 to 669 Total enrollment in the elementary grades has gone from 1,346 to 1.242. Enders Rd went from 549 to 499, Fayetteville dropped from 485 to 453, and Mott Rd expects 290, down from 312 JD JD's enrollment, at 3,289, is down from 3,505 last year (xenesee Hills Elementary expects an enrollment increase of ten students to 290 from 280' last year Tecumseh Elementary also has an enrollment of290, but it is a decrease from last year's 329 Jamesville Elementary School has dropped to 281 from 308, while Moses DeWitt, des pite a substantial drop to 341 from 394, remains the elemen tary school with the largest en rollment. The Middle School where one section has been cloaed has dropped to 760 from 831, whik the HU) School stands atl
